Irrigation gate valve



H. H. SCHMIDT 1,789,50Q

IRRIGATION GATE VALVE Jan. 20, 1931.v

Filed March 2, 1929 will" INVENTOR H H 15' ('hmdb BY QM?! Q.J JAIL.

ATToRNEY Pateiited i Jam 20; 1931' 1,

J E? 133 GHI 1 0 jm r c mh'rion Application filed h 2,

This" invention relates to-c-iirrigati g jsysii i terns andgparticularly to ohe of that type in: p

which the'supp1y ofirrigation ater is con fi'ned in apipe withValVe' gates at intervals the pipeto" control the'fiow of water I, -Thefpriincipal object of V mytinventioii a V iferyfsimple' and inexpensive nattirei 5 "The l 111exp ens1ve and simple charactei of my I In the drawings similarfcharactersof refl. I

parts to get out of order an but enablesthe u'serto install.

'f'provedl gate valve structure provided Fig, 14 is iasii nila View 1'; thief i-ifi charactersof reference on the draw ngs and r positioned at fvarioiispoints in thelengthfloi said pipe into the-irrigation ditches:

. to provide Ja'gate and valve structureofthis general character which; While 'yerj' eificien-t, easily operated and easily installed is iofjaw Y proved" gate valve not only elim 'ates an eftroubl ,able number ofthese H QXPSDSGt-haHlS in p p 1 of one of the 0rd relativelyexpensiy and complicated type} This of coursegives hima far gr'eater control' as to thedistribu tio'n ofthe 'Water, tha is possible single valve. fr 1 A further-object of the 'inventi'oflis to' provide a gate having-a plurality of} discharge outlets io'rjlateials, and a closure means for said outletsariranged; so that they may beall opened or closed simultaneously, orany one' may beopenedatlthe option of the operatorr; v. or 7 [These (objects; I accomplishgby inea sof such structure and i'elative arrangement of parts as Will fully appear by auperusa'l of the following specification and claim.

; erence indicate -fcoriespoiicling parts; in the.

I several'vlewsz; c 'Flg. 1 1s a- S9Ct1011a,l elevation ,ofrny im-v.

two laterals, showingthelvalv'e open. Y

FiggQ is asimilar view the Valveclos' ec1. If; p Fig} 3 is a sectional plan on'theline 3+3 of ig 7' a 7 V5 ditiontoitheopp" lv thas ;v.,a1iothe1'".- operl-ing 9 I dispose therebetween -and the' samele V I r U V. a, adapteditoiiegisterfw hfeithei-atga' me Fig.f5 is a sectional. plaIl Ofw modified. form of the structure with ithevalve open. Referring now more particularly to the of Fig. 2;

with such pipes, so that the operator has a choice of having. both pipes closed, both open or only one ortheother open. 3 v g; u The casing and valve are preferably nade of sheet metal so as tov be light'and lnexpensive and to enable the necessary water tight fitf t o behad without any? machining of thepa-rs being necessary, since th nat ural flexibility of the sheet metal will enable v w the relatively movableparts to closely Q form to each other inovedi" r In operation to shift; thevalve frornqone position-"to another it is only nebessaryto push down on the valve until it is f ree of its Wedging engagementwith the casinggtoj tatfe the same; to the desired position-and Q pullup onthe handl'e'until the valveresumes its weding'f engagement w'itlrthe casing;- If

I desired the topflof thelvalv'e may of course g yloemarkedto denote the positions of the various openings therein totheoperator.

#The above-construction shows a two'outlet r device Afgreater nurnberof lateral-outlets I mayhowevei' beiprovi'ded in the casing ac- I a cordingto-theindividual needsasillustrated I I in Fig-5Q Inthisfmodification theodsing 1a has four equallyspaced outlets 5a-,iand.-'the I I i turnabljeva/lve 'Za hasjar-ilikeinur nber of siiniv i larlypositionedfOpeninlisfia to register with said "outletsr; Also; if-desired the single adz dijtion'al -openingf 9d=znniybe providetl to en- 7 able only one of th'e'ou tlets to be selectively v opened.

' Fromthe foregoingfdes'oriptioiiit readily seen that Ihave produced such a device as substz'tntiallv fulfills' the objects of the inventionalssetforth herein;

While this specification forth cletail the present and {preferred construction 51 of the device, still in practi'cesu'ch' deviations 1 from such detail may be'resefled to ssfio not form a? departure from the spirit ofthe inventiom! as'defined byv the appended claim.

-Ha v-ing thus described my i-nvention what 4 I claimas new useful and desire to seeure by.Letters'Patent'is: r n

Angirrigation; gate valve an v unrestrained cylindrical bodyadapted to be secured onto a supply pipeythe-bore of the fi ody having :11 converging taper towardits outer end,fia.-hollow open bottomed valve;

' turnablein' andghaving the same: taper as the bodyto'gwedginglyengagethesameanda-r= ranged for limitedaxial rnovement invnrdly s of its wedging position; said body and valve having lateral; openings adapted to register with each other, and means for imparting vertical-and-turriing movement to the valve,

r ,thevalveand'body being-of fiexible material} I I 66* to promote water-tight wedging engagement tlwrealoetween *without necessitating fa his; I

chine; finish of the engaging surfabsk' In testimony whereof I aflix' my signature 1' nnnny na e mmg 

